Shaving brush



Feb. 16 1926.

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Patentecl Feb. 16, 1926.

UNITED STATES EDWARD I.. CORBETT, OF NEW' YORK, N, Y.

sHAvING BRUSH.

` Application filed July 11, 1925. Serial No. 43,013.

To all whom it may conccm:

Be it known that I EDWARD L. CORBETT, a citizen ot the United States,residing at New York, in the State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Shaving Brushes, ot which the ,tollowingis a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvenents in sanitary shavingbrushes, and has for an object to provide a shaving brush that is to beused only once, and then discarded. i

It is well known that, although, the shaviug brushes used in barbershops are supposed to be sterilized after being used on each Customer,still skin diseases are` often transnitted through the use of the brushl'rorn one Customer to the next. Barba-s itch often results from thecontaminaton of a shaving brush, and it is also possible to transfersyphilitic germs by the use ot a brush that has been previously used ona custoner having this disease.

Also, with the animal bristles used in a shaving brush, it has beenfound that a per-` son may contract anthrax, and it is, theretore,highly desirable, when being shaved in a barber shop, that a brush beused that has been perfectly sterilized, or, still better, that a brushbe used that can be afterwards discarded so thata new brush may be usedon each succeeding Customer.

In the ordinary form of brushes having the wooden handle and theplurality of animal bristles, the cost makes the use of a new brushprohibitive, and sterilization is therefore resorted to, the troublebeing, however, that the brush is often removed from the sterilizerbefore a complete sterilization has taken place.

To overcome these difficulties, as above set toi-th, I have devised asmall individual sanitary shaving brush which comprises a plurality ofpaper strips that are first slotted, or cut, so that a pluralty ofnarrow strips of paper are formed to simulate bristles, the strips ofpaper being so arranged that the paper like bristles are bunched inbrush like form, after which these bristles are placed in a soapsolution and dried in an oven about 100? Fahrenheit.

,it will, of course, be discarded.

After these paper brushes 'areso `dipped and impregnated with the soap,they may be packedin small sanitar'y cartons and sold to the trade'. Touse one of these .bruhes, it is simply necessary to place the same 'fora second or two in hotwater, or under a hot water faucet, the waterdissolving the soap and softening the paper bristles, after which thebrushniay be rubbed on the face to form a fine lather. 'There will beenough soap on each brush to `furnish a sufficientlather for theheaviest beard', and after the brush has been so used, Inasnuch as thebrush is made of paper, the water will not only soften the soap, butwill soften the paper, so that there will `be no scratching of the face,nor will it be possible to*subsequently use the brush, even if a barbarwere inclinedso to do. I i

Still another object of the invention is to provide a small shavingbrush that` may be in the form of a tube within which may be placed thetip of the finger of the operator', sothat the brush may be deftly used,or if desired, a small peg, or small wooden handle'may be placed withinthe tube so that the same may be grasped when manipulating the shavingbrush i o lVith theseand other objects in View, the invention consistsin certain new and novel arrangements and combination of parts, as iwill be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out-in the claim; v

In the drawing, showing a preferrcd embodiment of my invention, i

p Fig, 1` is a view in elevation of two strips of paper pasted togetherat their 'one end, and showing'a means of slotting the paper to form thepaper like bristles.

Fig, 2-is'a similar View with the upper edges being turned showing thedevelopment of the brush. e e

Fg. 3 shows the start of the curling of the paperand the; still furtherdevelopment of the brush. r

Fig. l shows a completed brush and a portion of a finger inserted in thesame.

Fig. 5 is a similar view, but showing a small wooden handle inserted inthe brush.

Fig. 6 is a slightly modified form showing' a plurality of strips ofpaper having their upper edges slotted to form bristles, the paperstrips being in their fiat state before being curled and i Fig. 7 is acompleted brush showing the development of the brush started in Fig; 6.

Referring now more in particular to the drawing, and to Figs. l to 5,inclusive, there is shown a strip of paper 1 havinga plurality of slots2 which form the intermediate strips 3` which will hereinafter bedsignated as the bristles. v

These slots 2 are formed near the upper edge of the sheet 1 and, as maybe seen in Fig. 1, a second sheet of paper 4 is, provided with similarslots 2, and this strip of paper may be slightly less in width thansheet 1 Both of the sheets are then doubled' about centrally of the`length of the slotsor in other words folded over as may be seen in Fig.2, and theupper edge of the sheetsl and 4 are so folded that thebristles 3 on' the sheet 4 Will be positioned in aslightly lower planethan the bristles in sheet 1. The `'folded over portion of sheet 4' ispasted to 'the sheet 1, as may be seen' in Fig. 2, and` the paper thencurled asshown' in Fg. 3, and the final edges pastedor glued, as at 6 tocomplete the structural formation of the brush; Instead/of pasting orgluing,. the paper may be twisted or curled to make the brush retain itsshape; e

In these several figures, I have shown only two sheets ofpaperas being'cut and folded to form the bristles 3-, butit will be understood that,any number of sheets desired may be usedto thereby provide as largea'quantit y of bristles as necessary.

By positoning these' sheets` one below another, the bristles of onesheetreinforce the bristlesofthe preceding and subsequent sheet and issuperiortoplacing a plurality of sheets with these bristles: all` in thesame horizontal plane.

As'shown in I 7 ofthe operatormay be inserted into the little hollowtubular end of'the .brushso that the brush maybe worked freely ontheface, or, if desired, I may furnislra little peg, or handle 8 thatwill be* slipped-^into `the end' of' the-hrush and' may be coated Withglue, ornpast'e, to 'hold the brush tightly on the peg, or.anyfotherpreferable form of fastening means for thehandle and brush maybe used. i

The paper used may be `a verythin one, such as a; heavy form: of tissuepaper, or a lighter, grade of manila paper, and will preferably beWhite, both for the sake of cleanliness in appearance and for the sakeof purity, and the grade of' paper may be a cheap or expensive one solong as the 'same will absorb the soap. solution tobe hereinaftermentioned, and quickly absorb the water when the brushais used, to thussoften the same so that it will not in any way tend to Fig; 4, the tipthe finger scratch or irritate the face, but on the other hand the papermust not be so thin that it will disintegrate while in use.

'that are similarly cut at their upper edge. I then paste these threesheets' together and roll' them to form the tube 14, having theplurality of bunched and superimposed bristles at their upper ends. y

I In this instance, I have only'shown three sheets of paper'so cut androlled, but it will be understood that a far greater number may be usedif desired. The edges may be glued as at 16, similar to the edges (SinFig, et, and I may also provide a small handle (not shown) similar tothe handle shown in Fig. 5.

After these little brushes areso formed they are ready to be impregnatedin the soap solution, and although other solutions than the one belowmentioned might be used, I am setting out the formula of one that I havefound in actual' use to be very efficient.

Stearic acid, 10 0 pounds; glycerine (commercial), 5.35 pounds; alcohol,5 gallons; potassium hydroxide, 38 Baum, 41.70 pounds;` sodiunhydroxide, 38 Baum, 17 .40 pounds. V I e I first melt the stearic acidina steam jacket kettle and then add the alcohol and glycerine, Thepotassium hydroxide and the natrium hydroxide are. then mixed 'togetherin a separate containeg melted and then these' two are -slowly added yto the stearic acid and alcohol and glycerine; After'this has been done,tengallons of luke warm water are added, producing a very 'line soapmixture that willimpregnate and cover a large number 'of the smallbrushes above described. v V

After these brushes have been dipped, that is the bristles in thissolution, they will be air dried preterably at a 100 Fahrenheit, and'then 'allowed to cool. i After the brushes have thus been treated andallowed to cool, they maybe packed in sanitary cartons by the dozen, orby the gross, or even a small carton containing say three hundred andsiXty-tive,jso that one carton will provide a year s supply for; anindividual user.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a little brushthat may be used on the :tip of the finger, 'or may be provided with alittle handle andiwherein it'is 'simply necessary to immersethe same ina little warm water or hold the same under a faucet after which thebrush may be used on the face to work up a very thick and delight'fullather; the bristles of course, softening by absorbing the water so thatthey Will in no Way scratch or irritate the face of the user.

Furthermore, the article as a whole is Strictly sanitary and may be usedto great advantage in the barber shop, there being no chance 'Whateverfor the contamination 'or transmission of skin dsease.

I am aware that individual soap brushes, or shaving brushes, have beendeVi-sed such as one consisting of a small cloth sach in which soap isretained which after being' used may be discarded and I am also awarethat tubes have been provided With a spring or catch member so thatsmall bristles may be placed over this member, used and then discarded;but these have all proved impractcal, as :tar as I am aware, and aremuch more expensive to manufaeture than my device. The cost of the paperand soap ot' my brush ie but a fraction of a cent per brush, and thecost of the assembly is als-o reduced to a minimum.

It Will also be understood that many slght changes may be made in theConstruction and formation of the brush and the soap solution usedWithout in any Way departing from the spirit and scope of my nvention.

Having thus described the same, What I claim as new, and desre to secureby Letters Patent is: r

A shaving brish -comprsing a paper strip spirally Wound into the shapeof a small tube forming the body portion of the brush, one edge of thestrip being serrated to form a plurality of filaments, the saidfilaments termnating at different dstances from the body portion andbeing arranged in bulbous form, said filaments being coated With a soapadapted to form a lather When the filaments are 'Wetted, and thefilaments being adapted to disintegrate after their nitial use.

In testimony Whereof I afix my -sgna-` ture.

EDXVARD L. CORBETT.

